In the following passage—from Buddhahood Without Meditation (p. 111)—Dudjom Lingpa describes how sensory appearances are neither identical to nor completely separate from the ground of being (aka the nature of mind, aka Buddha-Nature, aka Pure Awareness), by using the metaphor of planets and stars reflected in a lake: Because all phenomena of samsara and nirvana arise distinctly and individually …
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Snowflake
Imagine a single snowflake, with its delicate crystalline structure—utterly unique from any other snowflake. As it drifts through the air, this single snowflake displays its uniqueness—drifting this way and that: serenely, beautifully, playfully. Now imagine this snowflake landing on the surface of a river, lake or ocean. The moment it touches the water, it melts. Its crystalline structure …